For years, I felt I was a novelist, but now I know I can write short fiction. Jill McCorkle Read Quote
I am very interested in that fine line between fiction and reality and between comedy and tragedy – and pushing the line as much as possible. Jill McCorkle Read Quote
The first draft is all about freedom, and if loyalty is in question, it is only my loyalty to the characters and situations on the page. All the worries about where the material may have sprung from or what so-and-so might think can be dealt with later. Jill McCorkle Read Quote
I think too many people edit themselves way too soon. There’s plenty of time to edit, and it is a crucial part of it all, too. Jill McCorkle Read Quote
You want to feel that your reader does identify with the characters so that there’s a real entry into the story – that some quality speaks to the individual. Jill McCorkle Read Quote
My joy as a writer is circling around and around and down and down to find out who the real person is. Jill McCorkle Read Quote
One day, when my son was eight, he came into the kitchen while I was cooking and said: ‘You put bad words in your books, don’t you?’ No doubt he had overheard my mother, who often tells people who ask about my work: ‘Well, you’ll never find her books in the Christian bookstore.’ Jill McCorkle Read Quote
By the time I sit down ready to write, I’ve done a lot of longhand and a lot of note collecting along the way. Jill McCorkle Read Quote
